2 Equipment And Initial Hose Operations Flashcards
Minimum engine pump capacity
750 GPM
Minimum water tank capacity
300 gallons
Minimum storage area for 2 1/2 inch or larger firehose
30 ft.³
Area space for each of the two compartments to accommodate inch and a half or larger pre-connected hose lines
3.5 ft.³ each
NFPA 1901 minimum required length for 1.5, 1.75, or 2 inch hose
400 feet
1.5 or 1.75 inch, pre-connects should not exceed which length
250 feet because of friction loss
NFPA 1901 requires which minimum length for 2.5 inch or larger hose
800 feet
Which size hose is recommended for fires that cannot be controlled by smaller attack lines
2.5 inch hose
LDH is what
Supply hose larger than 3.5 inches
NFPA 1142
Standard on water supplies for suburban and rural firefighting
4 inch LDH flows how much more water than 2.5 inch hose of equal length
Almost 3.5 times the capacity
Minimum nozzle requirements carried on pumper apparatus
One combination spray nozzle 200 GPM minimum
Two combination spray nozzles 95 GPM minimum
One play pipe with shut off and 1, 1 1/8 and 1.25 inch tips
Breaking point for hand lanes and streams at 50 PSI for solid stream nozzles
1.25 inch tip
With a 2 1/2 inch hose, 250 gallons per minute at 50 PSI nozzle pressure is produced with which type of solid stream nozzle
Inch and an eighth
Tip sizes usually used on master stream appliances
1.25 to 2 inch
With a spray nozzle in degrees, no greater than what for interior structural operations
30°
Master stream appliance
A portable unit that can be used either mounted on or detached from the pump are capable of immediate application of heavy stream
NFPA 1901 minimum GPM recommendation for master stream
1000 GPM minimum
NFPA 1901 minimum requirement for soft and hard suction hose
Minimum 15 feet of soft suction or 20 feet minimum of hard suction
NFPA 1901
Standard for automotive fire apparatus
Defines requirements for new fire engines
How many 2 1/2 double female and double male adapters with NST are required by NFPA 1901 on an engine
One of each
Minimum NFPA 1901 requirements for ground ladders on engine
One straight letter with roof folks, one extension latter, one attic ladder
If no ladder trucks are in service pump or should be equipped with what type of ladder
35 foot extension ladder
Special circumstances for ladder uses
Ice rescues, bridging incidents, shoring, wasting, damming,